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MAKING LACE
Here you will find out how I make
Lace. You will need Paintshop Pro 6 and know how to use layers. If you
don't know how, you can find out how to do it at MARDIWEB.COM
in her psp basics tutorial.
MAKING THE BACKGROUND LACE:
Step 1: Open a new image 200
x 200 pixels with a transparent background.
Step 2: Using your line tool 
make WHITE lines horizontaly and vertically spaced 5 pixels apart
with the following settings.
You will have an image like this.
NOTE:
I used black here so it would show up better, your's will be white.
Step 3: Rotate the image 45
degrees and using your selection tool, select a square area as shown.
NOTE:
Make sure you select to the corners of the small diamonds.
 
Step 4: Crop image to selection.
You should now have an image like this.
Step 5: Save your image as
a lace.psp file.
MAKING THE LACE:
Step 1: Open a new image with
a transparent background large enough to hold your image.
Step 2: Add a layer and name
it color. Flood fill it in solid color with a light gray (R 218 G 218 B
218).
Step 3: Add another layer
and name it lace.
Step 4: Flood fill this layer
with the lace.psp file you made earlier using the pattern flood fill.
Step 5: Using your shapes
tool  choose eclipse
with the following settings.
Step 6: Make two eclipses
on the lace layer as shown.
Step 7: Using your selections
tool set for eclipse, select the area inside the the eclipse you just made
and hit delete. You will have an image like this. NOTE: For a different
effect, you may skip this step.
Step 8: Using your text tool
choose a dingbat font that you want to use. I used RosesRoses. Use the
following settings: Color - white; floating and antialias - checked. Place
the text (dingbat font) inside the eclipse as shown.
Step 8: Merge your layers
usings Layers>Merge All>Flatten.
Step 9: You should now have
an image like this.
Step 10: Go to colors colorize
with the following settings.
NOTE:
Play around with the hue and saturation settings to get a variety of colors.
Click ok.
You will now have an image like this.
Save it as a JPG or GIF file.
NOTE: Try using different
dingbat fonts and colors for different effects. You can use the shapes
and lines tools etc to add edges to your lace. Here is one I made to show
you what I mean.
I hope you have a lot of fun making
some lace. I would like to see your results. Send me an email where you
are using the lace you made so I can check it out.
If you have any questions about the
instructions, Please let me know and I will try to answer them.
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